Medieval Museums & Modern Day Contemporary Art

This is a secure place to leave your car while you enjoy your morning walk.

Lillehammer is a town internationally famous as the host of the 1994 Winter Olympic Games It's become a tourist hotspot since then. You'll start where you parked your car and follow the signage to start to walk the trail. The easy trail climbs some 200 metres in altitude along waterfalls and rapids and leads you across a spectacular stone bridge, Collet's bru, named after the painter Fredrik Collet. Mesna cultural trail comes to an end on the northern side of the Mesna river, above Svarga (home of the clairvoyant Marcello Haugen).

This is a 1km walk back to the parking and onto your next destination.

Maihaugen Museum is an amazing and beautiful museum. It is the largest cultural open-air museum in Norway. There are lots of medieval (farm)houses and also some walk-in houses of different eras. There are knowledgeable guides in various locations explaining the history of the museum. There's a lovely small lake and some animals during the summertime.
The museum opens from 10am until 17:00pm every day and it's open all through the year. You need to book tickets online in advance, go to Maihaugen Museum to get more information.

Khalles Corner is an amazing restaurant serving intercontinental food. They are located in the city centre. It's a spacious place with lots of seating, inside and out. The staff are great, and helpful when you need some recommendations on what to order. You'll be more than happy with their portion sizes and might even find yourself getting a takeaway box.
Khalles serves lunch between 11:00am and 14:00pm but are open from:
Monday: 11:00am - 11:00pm Tuesday: 11:00am - 11:00pm Wednesday: 11:00am - 11:00pm Thursday: 11:00am - 11:00pm Friday: 11:00am - 2:00am Saturday: 11:00am - 2:00am Sunday: 11:00am - 11:00pm

The Kistefos Museum is a contemporary art museum and sculpture park located in Jevnaker, Norway. This museum offers world-class architecture, art exhibitions, industrial history, and a monumental sculpture park in picturesque surroundings. The art park first opened to the public in 1996 with an exhibition of 25 sculptures. Now, the sculpture park expands by one or more sculptures each year. The museum hosts work from incredible sculptures by significant artists like Yayoi Kusama, Marc Quinn and Fernando Botero. The Twist, a triumph of architectural design is a gallery, a bridge, and a sculpture, all in one. There is so much incredible art and design to admire at this museum. It's the highlight of the museum-themed road trip.
The 2022 season lasts from April 30 to October 16. Tuesday - Sunday: 10am - 5pm
Extended opening hours July and August: Monday - Sunday: 10am - 5pm Thursday: 10am - 8pm
The sculpture park is always available, even outside regular opening hours and season so you can start by visiting the museum and then make your way to the sculpture park. You can visit the Kistefos Museum to buy tickets and find more information.

As the day comes to a close, it's definitely time to enjoy a delicious dinner and Indian is the choice for the night. This dazzling restaurant serves Asian, healthy, vegetarian and vegan-friendly choices.
It's a modern Indian restaurant with authentic street food as well as traditional main meals such as curries. They have an amazing atmosphere and the staff do a great job at serving and giving knowledgeable advice about the menu.
Here are their opening hours:
Sun: 5:00pm - 9:00pm Mon: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Tue: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Wed: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Thu: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Fri: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Sat: 5:00pm - 10:00pm

Your two-day journey ends back here in the city of Oslo. The journey has hopefully given you an idea of how the Norwegian people have lived over the centuries and you've gotten to learn more about their way of life. The country is absolutely stunning and there are a number of natural wonders. This trip has certainly shown you that beauty and you've been able to capture and keep those memories for a lifetime.